From a former Bellinghamer to another (actually Lynden, but close enough) good luck, I will be following along. Could not agree with you more about being tired of this rat race. If you make it to Argentina, keep an eye out for a piece of property for me, some where around Salta.

The idea of ditching the job and hitting the road to the sunny south is going to be awfully appealing to a lot of people ... especially to pale sun starved northerner's who've barely survived the winter .... and for that reason, I'm in.